Gösta Stoltz

Gösta Stoltz ( born May 9, 1904 in Stockholm, † July 25, 1963 ) was a Swedish chess master.

Life

Stoltz was born in a working class family, the illegitimate son of the Swedish writer Axel de la Nietze in Stockholm. His great chess talent was noticeable as the mid-1920s. In 1926 he was defeated in a fight compared Stockholm- Leningrad the eventual champion Mikhail Botvinnik with 0.5:1.5. He took in 1927 for Sweden at the Chess Olympiad in London in part. He then played in 1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1952 and 1954, with him in 1931 in Prague with 10, -1, = 7, ie 75 %, the best result of board 2 succeeded ( gold).

1930 began his international career when he was in an international tournament in Stockholm to Efim Bogolyubov and shared second place. In the same year he defeated Rudolf Spielmann in a competition in Stockholm just with 3,5:2,5 ( 2, -1, = 3), also proposed in the same year at the same place Isaac Kashdan with 3,5:2,5 ( 3, -2, = 1). In 1931, he defeated Salo Flohr in Gothenburg with 4,5:3,5 ( 4, -3, = 1), but subject to the Czechoslovaks in the same year in the rematch in Prague with 2,5:5,5 ( 1, - 4 = 3). In the same year he played against its Swedish competitor Gideon Ståhlberg in Gothenburg a stab fight for the Swedish Championship 3:3 ( 2, -2, = 2), after which the title because of better rating went to Ståhlberg. 1932 Stoltz won in Swinoujscie, 1934, he defeated Aaron Nimzowitsch Stockholm with 2,5:3,5 ( 1, -2, = 3). In 1935, he was second in Sopot.

1941 Stoltz celebrated the biggest victory in his career when he won in Munich ( in the former propaganda referred to as Europe tournament ) ahead of Alexander Alekhine, Erik Lundin and Efim Bogolyubov. Stoltz also participated in further tournaments in Nazi Germany ( 1942 Salzburg, Munich 1942 European Championships ), but he could not move any further there success. In 1943, he shared first place in Stockholm, in 1944 he finished third in Lidköping (winner was Paul Keres ). In 1946 he was second in Alberic O'Kelly de Galway after Beverwijk and runner-up in Prague to Miguel Najdorf, 1947, he told one place with Eero Böök in Helsinki, a random fight between the two for the championship of the Scandinavian countries took the lead sequence 4:4 ( 1, -1, = 6) from. 1948 Stoltz won in Stockholm and took in the same year, the first inter-zone tournament FIDE Saltsjobaden in part, in which he finished 18th. He was born in 1951, 1952 and 1953 Swedish champion.

FIDE awarded him the title of International Master in 1950, 1954 the title of Grand Master. His best historical Elo rating was 2700. These he reached in January 1942. At that time he was number 8 in the world rankings.

Stoltz died in 1963, suffering from alcoholism in his hometown of Stockholm.